Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
City of Salt
Usage: § Ir-hammelech = "the city of salt" a place in the desert of Judah
Strong's Number
H5898
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H5898 Quick Answer
Strong's H5898 עִיר הַמֶּלַח is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Iyr ham-Melach (eer ham-meh'-lakh) n/l. 1. city of (the) salt 2. Ir-ham-Melach, a place near Israel It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include city. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `Iyr ham-Melach (eer ham-meh'-lakh) n/l. 1. city of (the) salt 2. Ir-ham-Melach, a place near Israel
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- city
Meaning and Definition
`Iyr ham-Melach (eer ham-meh'-lakh) n/l. 1. city of (the) salt 2. Ir-ham-Melach, a place near Israel [from H5892 and H4417 with the article of substance interpolated] KJV: the city of salt. Root(s): H5892, H4417
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5898. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5898 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H5898, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
city
Joshua 15:62
How Strong's H5898 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5898 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5898 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5898.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5898, grouped by book.
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5898 FAQ
What does irhammelach (עִיר הַמֶּלַח) mean?
Irhammelach (Strong's H5898) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "the city of salt". `Iyr ham-Melach (eer ham-meh'-lakh) n/l. 1. city of (the) salt 2. Ir-ham-Melach, a place near Israel
How many times is irhammelach (עִיר הַמֶּלַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5898 across 1 book.
Where can I study irhammelach (עִיר הַמֶּלַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5898 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate irhammelach (עִיר הַמֶּלַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as city. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.